Israel Quotes by Edward Said
All Israel quotes Edward Said’s page
Edward Said’s nuanced reflections on Israel appear across thirty‑one quotations, each echoing his literary acuity and critical eye. Together they paint a picture of his intellectual engagement without needing a deep dive.
![“Speaking as a New Yorker, I found [September 11] a shocking and terrifying event, particularly the scale of it.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/320/edward-said-6412_events_speaking-as-a-new-yorker-i-found-septemb_2917817.jpg)
![“[Mujahedeen], by the way, don't represent Islam in any formal sense. They're not imams or sheiks. They are self-appointed warriors for Islam.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ecb/edward-said-6412_formal_mujahedeen-by-the-way-don-t-represent-is_1627682.jpg)
![“Note that there was no claim for these attacks [on 9/11]. There were no demands. There were no statements. It was a silent piece of terror.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e09/edward-said-6412_claims_note-that-there-was-no-claim-for-these-a_953746.jpg)
![“[9/11] was bloody-minded destruction for no other reason than to do it.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a6e/edward-said-6412_bloody_9-11-was-bloody-minded-destruction-for-n_64269.jpg)
![“This [9/11 event] was bloody-minded destruction for no other reason than to do it. Note that there was no claim for these attacks. There were no demands. There were no statements. It was a silent piece of terror. This was part of nothing.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/801/edward-said-6412_bloody_this-9-11-event-was-bloody-minded-destru_2143651.jpg)
![“It [9/11 event] transcended the political and moved into the metaphysical. There was a kind of cosmic, demonic quality of mind at work here, which refused to have any interest in dialogue and political organization and persuasion.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fd6/edward-said-6412_cosmic_it-9-11-event-transcended-the-political_2078623.jpg)
![“[9/11] was not meant to be argued with. It wasn't part of any negotiation. No message was intended with it. It spoke for itself, which is unusual.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c1f/edward-said-6412_israel_9-11-was-not-meant-to-be-argued-with-it_2410464.jpg)
![“[Roots of terrorism] come out of a long dialectic of U.S. involvement in the affairs of the Islamic world, the oil-producing world, the Arab world, the Middle East - those areas that are considered to be essential to U.S. interests and security.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ccc/edward-said-6412_affair_roots-of-terrorism-come-out-of-a-long-di_756109.jpg)
![“They [root causes of terror] come out of a long dialectic of U.S. involvement in the affairs of the Islamic world, the oil-producing world, the Arab world, the Middle East - those areas that are considered to be essential to U.S. interests and security.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b3c/edward-said-6412_affair_they-root-causes-of-terror-come-out-of-a_2630731.jpg)
![“It [9/11 event] was aimed at symbols: the World Trade Center, the heart of American capitalism, and the Pentagon, the headquarters of the American military establishment. But it was not meant to be argued with. It wasn't part of any negotiation. No message was intended with it. It spoke for…” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/725/edward-said-6412_american-capitalism_it-9-11-event-was-aimed-at-symbols-the-w_2931286.jpg)
![“Speaking as a New Yorker, I found it a shocking and terrifying event [9/11], particularly the scale of it. At bottom, it was an implacable desire to do harm to innocent people. It was aimed at symbols: the World Trade Center, the heart of American capitalism, and the Pentagon, the headquarters of…” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5b5/edward-said-6412_american-capitalism_speaking-as-a-new-yorker-i-found-it-a-sh_550498.jpg)
![“Speaking as a New Yorker, I found it (9/11 event] a shocking and terrifying event, particularly the scale of it. At bottom, it was an implacable desire to do harm to innocent people.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bb6/edward-said-6412_bottom_speaking-as-a-new-yorker-i-found-it-9-11_1795010.jpg)
![“If you live in the [Middle East] area, you see [U.S actions] as part of a continuing drive for dominance, and with it a kind of obduracy, a stubborn opposition to the wishes and desires and aspirations of the people there.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c44/edward-said-6412_action_if-you-live-in-the-middle-east-area-you_2340668.jpg)
![“If you look at the curricula of most universities and schools in this country [USA], considering our long encounter with the Islamic world, there is very little there that you can get hold of that is really informative about Islam. If you look at the popular media, you'll see that the stereotype…” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b4a/edward-said-6412_considering_if-you-look-at-the-curricula-of-most-uni_344579.jpg)
![“This [terrorists attacks on 9/11] was part of nothing. It was a leap into another realm - the realm of crazy abstractions and mythological generalities, involving people who have hijacked Islam for their own purposes. It's important not to fall into that trap and to try to respond with a…” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/595/edward-said-6412_abstraction_this-terrorists-attacks-on-9-11-was-part_2025625.jpg)
![“It [9/11] transcended the political and moved into the metaphysical. There was a kind of cosmic, demonic quality of mind at work here, which refused to have any interest in dialogue and political organization and persuasion. This was bloody-minded destruction for no other reason than to do it.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5a3/edward-said-6412_bloody_it-9-11-transcended-the-political-and-mo_861231.jpg)
![“[One task of intellectuals is] to break down the stereotypes and reductive categories that are . . . limiting to human thought and communication.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b94/edward-said-6412_break_one-task-of-intellectuals-is-to-break-do_140792.jpg)
![“The just response to this terrible event [9/11] should be to go immediately to the world community, the United Nations. The rule of international law should be marshaled, but it's probably too late because the United States has never done that; it's always gone it alone.” quote by Edward Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/15f/edward-said-6412_community_the-just-response-to-this-terrible-event_189801.jpg)
